Galle is a comet in the Comet orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 1.22 AU to 360.39 AU from the Sun.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 180.808 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.9933
- Inclination
- 120.78°
- Perihelion
- 1.22 AU
- Aphelion
- 360.395 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 239.07°
- Argument of periapsis
- 156.62°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2393160.5
- Orbit class · COM
- Comet
- Tisserand (Jupiter)
- -0.671
Orbit quality
- Observations used
- 78
- Data arc
- 69 days
- First observed
- 25 January 1840
- Last observed
- 3 April 1840
Discovery & classification
Also known as 1840 B1
Named
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB